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Canby Livability meets the 3rd Thursday of every month 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM in the upstairs meeting room at Season's Grill located at 101 N Elm St, Canby, OR, 503-266-3805. 

Click here to see our updated ART PARK design and drawing.  Special thanks to Brett Kacalek from Earthworks Landscape Service for creating the design from that originated from community input.

Tim Stuart	Director
Bob Tice	President
	Founding Advisor Canby Business Development Advisor for Canby Livability Coalition Active Member of Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Active Member of Bethany Church Bob is a native Oregonian and has lived in the Canby area since 2000. He is a co-founder of Canby Livability.  He is currently serving as its President and holds the advisor position that focuses on the Canby Business Development organization (CBD).   Bob works in Canby as the Plant Manager and Engineering Manager for a small satellite operation of Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. He has a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering and developed several products while employed by Bell Telephone Laboratories, Tektronix, and other companies since the mid 1960s.   Bob is an active member in the community working with CBD to address local business needs, with other business park groups to address common issues such as security and vandalism, with kids to improve the conditions at the Canby Skate Park, and with the Canby Park & Rec Board to address the recreational needs of Canby citizens. He is also active in his local Canby church.   Bob helped found Canby Livability because of his desire to see Canby maintain its unique quality of life. He recognized a need to provide a green space and other recreational facilities in the rapidly growing area around his home in north Canby to give kids a place to play in their neighborhood.   By helping create such a unique organization as Canby Livability, which is dedicated to proactively working with local government using sound governmental policies, Bob feels his efforts will help build a quality community for future Canby generations.
Sheila Tice	Founding Advisor
	Secretary, Canby Livability Coalition Neighborhood Associations Advisor for Canby Livability Coalition Active member of Riverside Neighborhood Association Active Member of  Bethany Church, its Women’s Ministries Board, and co-leader of its sewing circle Sheila moved to Oregon as an infant and grew up in Oregon City. In 2000 she moved with her husband Bob into a home surrounded by a filbert grove on the edge of Canby. She helped found Canby Livability and serves as its secretary. Her advisor focus is neighborhood associations. She brings to Canby Livability computer skills and clerical organization. Sheila has a degree in math and has worked in computer related fields. She taught preschoolers in Sunday School for many years and has volunteered with literacy, tutoring GED students. She helped start up Riverside Neighborhood Association and was its first recording secretary. She also volunteers with her church sewing circle which makes quilts for the poor and assembles supplies for third world hospitals. She really enjoys helping others.  Having lived in Oregon, Washington, and the Midwest, Sheila was amazed by the rural feel of Canby and the charming houses with their well-kept lawns and beautiful flowers. She was excited to be a part of Canby, but felt that citizens needed to organize to speak with one voice about maintaining the small town look and feel of Canby as it grows. She wants to help preserve the character of Canby.
JillMarie Wiles	Executive Vice President
	Founding Advisor Canby Livability Coalition Park & Rec Advisor for Canby Livability Coalition Canby Toastmasters Oregon Auctioneers Association National Auctioneers Association National Auctioneers Foundation Trustee Canby Area Chamber of Commerce Ponytail Roundup Co-founder JillMarie is a native Oregonian and has lived in the Canby area for the past 14 years. She is a co-founder of Canby Livability and currently serves as the Park & Rec. Advisor. JillMarie is also a Competent Toastmaster (CTM) with Canby Toastmasters and is available to help local citizens desiring assistance with public speaking skills to address livability issues.   She is the owner of a Canby based business, Beneficial Auction Services, and has been a professional auctioneer since 1994. She holds the title of 2001 International Auctioneer Champion. She has served on the Oregon Auctioneers Association (OAA) Board of Directors since 1997, and was elected President from 2002-04. In 2002 she was elected to the National Auctioneers Association Foundation (NAF) Board of Trustees for a 3 year term.   JillMarie is an active member in her community with Canby Toastmasters, The Hope Village Community Auction, Canby Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program, Key Club Ponytail Round-up for Locks of Love, and has served on the Community Youth Accountability Panel.   JillMarie is involved with Canby Livability, because of the approach the organization takes in addressing issues and opportunities within the community where she lives. She enjoys working with the team of advisors who are like minded, positive, and proactive people. She also appreciates how the advisory team focuses on creating a consensus before making a decision on how to approach an identified area of livability concern.
Carole Risley	Advisor
Jerry Smith	Advisor
	Canby Business Development Advisor for Canby Livability Coalition Canby Urban Renewal District Advisory Board Clackamas County Green Ribbon Commission Clackamas county Farm Bureau Canby Livability representative to Canby Downtown/99E Design Standards Project Jerry is a longtime resident of Canby having moved here in 1989. He is a member of the Canby Livability Board of Directors and focuses on Canby Business Development as a member of the Canby Urban Renewal District Advisory Board and the Canby Downtown/99E Design Standards Project.   Jerry’s focus is on the business community and he serves on several committees which support business activities. His profession is customized business management software and doing payroll for clients.   Jerry has been involved in community activities, since he came to Canby. He is especially interested in public education. He believes everyone needs to be supportive of quality education and students need to understand what a good education can do for them.   Encouraging healthy growth in the Canby area is a major goal of Jerry’s. He tries to stay involved with activities that enhance quality of life and sees membership in Canby Livability as a way to accomplish his goals.
Michelle Webber	Helping Hands Advisor
	Helping Hands Advisor Canby Livability Coalition volunteer member Canby Greenspace & Art Park Steering Committee Member Canby Area Chamber of Commerce member Canby High School Boosters PTA member (Eccles/AMS) Michelle is a native Oregonian and has lived in the Canby area for the past 14 years. She can be found at pretty much any educational fundraiser or volunteer opportunity around Canby.  She is passionate about the livability of the Canby ommunity that she lives, works and plays in!   She is the co-owner of her family business based in Canby, Webber Consulting, Inc., and has been a professional computer consultant since 2000. She manages website design and maintenance as well as graphic design of business and personal marketing materials for clients all over the Northwest Region. She has served on the Canby Greenspace and Art Park steering committee since January 2007. She has served a total of 5 years as a PTA President (2 years), Secretary (3 years) and volunteer secretary for the Canby Area Chamber of Commerce (1 year).   Michelle is involved with Helping Hands (and CLC), because of the dedication the Helping Hands organization has taken to make sure that they are working as a team to make their community a great place to live. She enjoys working with youth who are energized, positive, and proactive future leaders of her community. She also appreciates how the youths focus on creating a consensus before making a decision on how to approach an identify areas of livability concern.